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The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922

By: Donald Quataert

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The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922

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Second edition of an authoritative text on the Ottoman Empire.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521839106

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Miners and the State in the Ottoman Empire

The Zonguldak Coalfield, 1822-1920

By: Donald Quataert

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Miners and the State in the Ottoman Empire

The Zonguldak Coalfield, 1822-1920

By: Donald Quataert

The story of the miners of Zonguldak presents a particularly graphic local lens through which to examine questions that have been of major concern to historians—most prominently, the development of the state, the emergence of capitalism, and the role of the working classes in these large processes. This book examines such major issues through the actual experiences of coal miners in the Ottoman Empire. The encounters of mine workers with state mining officials and private mine operators do not follow the expected patterns of labor-state-capital relations as predicted by the major explanatory paradigms of modernization or dependency. Indeed, as the author clearly shows, few of the outcomes are as predicted. The fate of these miners has much to offer both Ottoman and Middle East specialists as well as scholars of the developing world and, more generally, those interested in the connections between economic development and social and political change.

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Berghahn Books

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1782387226

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Ottoman Manufacturing in the Age of the Industrial Revolution

By: Donald Quataert

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Ottoman Manufacturing in the Age of the Industrial Revolution

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This book uncovers the rich, fascinating and complex world of Ottoman manufacturing and manufacturers in the age of the European industrial revolution. Using a wealth of sources from Ottoman, European and American archives, Professor Donald Quataert explores the technological methods of producing cotton cloth, wool cloth, yarn and silk, how these changed throughout the nineteenth century, the organisation of home and workshop production and trends in the domestic and international markets. By focusing on textile manufacturing in homes and small workshops, the author reveals a dynamism that refutes traditional notions of a declining economy in the face of European expansion. He shows how manufacturers adopted a variety of strategies, such as reduced wages and low technology inputs, to confront European competitors, protect their livelihoods and retain domestic and international customers.

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0521893011

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Miners and the State in the Ottoman Empire

The Zonguldak Coalfield, 1822-1920

By: Donald Quataert

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The Zonguldak Coalfield, 1822-1920

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The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922

By: Donald Quataert

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The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922

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This book surveys the history of the Ottoman Empire from 1700 to 1922.

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0521633281

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The Great Game of Genocide

Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Destruction of the Ottoman Armenians

By: Donald Bloxham

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The Great Game of Genocide

Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Destruction of the Ottoman Armenians

By: Donald Bloxham

The Great Game of Genocide addresses the origins, development and aftermath of the Armenian genocide in a wide-ranging reappraisal based on primary and secondary sources from all the major parties involved. Rejecting the determinism of many influential studies, and discarding polemics on all sides, it founds its interpretation of the genocide in the interaction between the Ottoman empire in its decades of terminal decline, the self-interested policies of the European imperial powers, and the agenda of some Armenian nationalists in and beyond Ottoman territory. Particular attention is paid to the international context of the process of ethnic polarization that culminated in the massive destruction of 1912-23, and especially the obliteration of the Armenian community in 1915-16. The opening chapters of the book examine the relationship between the great power politics of the 'eastern question' from 1774, the narrower politics of the 'Armenian question' from the mid-nineteenth century, and the internal Ottoman questions of reforming the complex social and ethnic order under intense external pressure. Later chapters include detailed case studies of the role of Imperial Germany during the First World War (reaching conclusions markedly different to the prevailing orthodoxy of German complicity in the genocide); the wartime Entente and then the uncomfortable postwar Anglo-French axis; and American political interest in the Middle East in the interwar period which led to a policy of refusing to recognize the genocide. The book concludes by explaining the ongoing international denial of the genocide as an extension of the historical 'Armenian question', with many of the same considerations governing modern European-American-Turkish interaction as existed prior to the First World War.

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OUP Oxford

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0191500445

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The Anxious Triumph

A Global History of Capitalism, 1860-1914

By: Donald Sassoon

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The Anxious Triumph

A Global History of Capitalism, 1860-1914

By: Donald Sassoon

A magnum opus, an accessible and genuinely global history ... This is a book for today and tomorrow' Financial Times Capitalist enterprise has existed in some form since ancient times, but the globalization and dominance of capitalism as a system began in the 1860s when, in different forms and supported by different political forces, states all over the world developed their modern political frameworks: the unifications of Italy and Germany, the establishment of a republic in France, the elimination of slavery in the American south, the Meiji Restoration in Japan, the emancipation of the serfs in Tsarist Russia. This book magnificently explores how, after the upheavals of industrialisation, a truly global capitalism followed. For the first time in the history of humanity, there was a social system able to provide a high level of consumption for the majority of those who lived within its bounds. Today, capitalism dominates the world. With wide-ranging scholarship, Donald Sassoon analyses the impact of capitalism on the histories of many different states, and how it creates winners and losers by constantly innovating. This chronic instability, he writes, 'is the foundation of its advance, not a fault in the system or an incidental by-product'. And it is this instability, this constant churn, which produces the anxious triumph of his title. To control or alleviate such anxieties it was necessary to create a national community, if necessary with colonial adventures, to develop a welfare state, to intervene in the market economy, and to protect it from foreign competition. Capitalists needed a state to discipline them, to nurture them, and to sacrifice a few to save the rest: a state overseeing the war of all against all. Vigorous, argumentative, surprising and constantly stimulating, The Anxious Triumph gives a fresh perspective on all these questions and on its era. It is a masterpiece by one of Britain's most engaging and wide-ranging historians.

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Penguin UK

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0241315174

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The Path to Paralysis

How American Politics Became Nasty, Dysfunctional, and a Threat to the Republic

By: Donald G. Nieman

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The Path to Paralysis

How American Politics Became Nasty, Dysfunctional, and a Threat to the Republic

By: Donald G. Nieman

How did the world’s oldest democracy lose its mojo? How did we get to a point where we face existential crises like climate change yet leaders can’t agree that there’s a problem let alone develop solutions? Political leaders bear some of the responsibility. Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and Donald Trump, to name a few, have shattered political norms and transformed our politics into a free-for-all in which personal attacks, appeals to bigotry and fear, disregard for truth, and disdain for governing have become the norm. But they are more a symptom than the cause. The Path to Paralysis examines changes in political culture during the past 60 years – conflict over race, religion and gender; wrenching economic changes and growing concentration of wealth; the end of the Cold War; hardening regional divisions; and dramatic changes in communications – that made Donald Trump possible, if not inevitable. Long in the making, these cross-currents came together in the early 21st century – as the United States experienced the deepest recession since the 1930s and elected its first Black president – to create the perfect storm. The result was toxic and deeply polarised politics that threatened the existence of constitutional government.

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Anthem Press

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1839992778

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9781839992773

One Hundred Years of Socialism

The West European Left in the Twentieth Century

By: Donald Sassoon

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One Hundred Years of Socialism

The West European Left in the Twentieth Century

By: Donald Sassoon

On 14 July 1889, the centenary of the French Revolution, socialist parties from all corners of Europe met in Paris. On the same day in the same city, the Exposition Universelle was launched to mark the achievements of capitalist production. The two events symbolized the beginning of the epic struggle between socialism and capitalism in Europe.; In this comprehensive study of a century of socialism, the author traces the fortunes of the political parties of the Left in Western Europe. From the rise of the Bolsheviks to the fall of the Berlin wall, from the Second International through two world wars to the Cold War and the birth of the welfare state, from the working class militancy and student uprisings of the 1960s, through the revival of feminism and the arrival of "green" politics, to the reluctant embrace of market economics en route to the millennium, Donald Sassoon charts the course of socialism across 14 countries.; He shows that throughout their history the fortunes of socialism and capitalism have been inextricably linked. They have grown up side by side, each one challenging and seeking to destroy, yet nourishing and shaping the other.

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1006

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857715305

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9780857715302

Solar Energetic Particles

A Modern Primer on Understanding Sources, Acceleration and Propagation

By: Donald V. Reames

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Solar Energetic Particles

A Modern Primer on Understanding Sources, Acceleration and Propagation

By: Donald V. Reames

This open access book serves as a concise primer introducing the non-specialist reader to the physics of solar energetic particles (SEP). It systematically reviews the evidence for the two main mechanisms which lead to the so-called impulsive and gradual SEP events. This second edition contains two completely new chapters discussing element abundances and shock waves, reflecting new theoretical, modeling, and observational results. Existing chapters have been substantially expanded or updated with additions placed in a broader context. More specifically, the author discusses the timing of the onsets of SEPs, their longitude distributions, their high-energy spectral shapes, their correlations with other solar phenomena, as well as the all-important elemental and isotopic abundances. The book relates impulsive SEP events to magnetic reconnection in solar flares and jets. The concept of shock acceleration by scattering on self-amplified Alfvén waves is introduced, as is the evidence of reacceleration of impulsive-SEP material in the seed population accessed by the shocks in gradual events. The text then develops processes of transport of ions out to an observer. Finally, a technique to determine the source plasma temperature in both impulsive and gradual events is demonstrated.The author also mentions the role of SEP events as a radiation hazard in space and briefly discusses the nature of the main particle telescope designs that have contributed to most of the SEP measurements.

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Springer Nature

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3030664023

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Promises to Keep

African Americans and the Constitutional Order, 1776 to the Present

By: Donald G. Nieman

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African Americans and the Constitutional Order, 1776 to the Present

By: Donald G. Nieman

Widely considered the first history of US Constitutionalism that places African Americans at the center, Promises to Keep is a compelling overview of how conflict over African Americans' place in American society has shaped the Constitution, law, and our understanding of citizenship andrights. Both authoritative and accessible, this revised and expanded second edition incorporates key insights from the last three decades of scholarship and makes sense of recent developments in civil rights, from the War on Drugs to the rise of Black Lives Matter. Promises to Keep shows how AfricanAmericans have played a critical role in transforming the Constitution from a bulwark of slavery to a document that is truer to the nation's promise of equality.The book begins by examining debates about race from the Revolutionary Era at the Constitutional Convention and covers the establishment of civil rights protections during Reconstruction, the Jim Crow backlash, and the evolution of the civil rights movement, from the formation of the NationalAssociation for the Advancement for Colored People to legal victories and massive organized protests. Comprehensive in scope, this book moves from debates over slavery at the nation's founding to contemporary discussions of affirmative action, voting rights, mass incarceration, and police brutality.In the process, it provides readers with a historical perspective critical to understanding some of today's most important social and political issues.

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Oxford University Press

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019007163X

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The Mediterranean

An Environmental History

By: J. Donald Hughes

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The Mediterranean

An Environmental History

By: J. Donald Hughes

An exciting handbook offering a uniquely accessible study of the complex interplay between the environment and the peoples of the Mediterranean from earliest times to the present day. Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, this book covers the key environmental developments in the Mediterranean throughout recorded history. Case studies chart the agricultural problems of ancient Mesopotamia, how climatic change contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire, and the impact of dam building at Aswan on the Nile. Of particular interest are the book's sections dealing with the impact of human colonization on the flora and fauna of the early Mediterranean and the extinction of creatures such as dwarf elephants and giant shrews. Especially important, given the ongoing conflicts in the region, are the examples cited of the adverse environmental impact of Western colonization and how human exploitation of the earth's natural resources has led to unforeseen disasters.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576078116

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Ottoman Manufacturing in the Age of the Industrial Revolution

By: Donald Quataert

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The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922

The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922

Miners and the State in the Ottoman Empire

Miners and the State in the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Manufacturing in the Age of the Industrial Revolution

Ottoman Manufacturing in the Age of the Industrial Revolution

Miners and the State in the Ottoman Empire

Miners and the State in the Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922

The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922

The Great Game of Genocide

The Great Game of Genocide

The Anxious Triumph

The Anxious Triumph

The Path to Paralysis

The Path to Paralysis

One Hundred Years of Socialism

One Hundred Years of Socialism

Solar Energetic Particles

Solar Energetic Particles

Promises to Keep

Promises to Keep

The Mediterranean

The Mediterranean

Ottoman Manufacturing in the Age of the Industrial Revolution

Ottoman Manufacturing in the Age of the Industrial Revolution

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